Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject to the authorities of magistracy. For there is no authority which is not from God: and the authorities which exist, are established by God.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲏϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
2 He therefore who opposeth the authority, opposeth the establishment of God; and they who oppose them, shall receive judgment.
ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ
3 For judges are not a terror to good deeds, but to evil deeds. Wouldst thou then not be afraid of the authority? Do good, and thou shalt have praise from it.
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅.
4 For he is the minister of God; but it is to thee for good. But if thou doest evil, be afraid; for he is not girded with the sword in vain; for he is a minister of God, and an avenger of wrath to them that do evil things.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ.
5 And therefore, it is necessary for us to be obedient, not only on account of wrath, but likewise on account of our consciences.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲕⲉⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
6 For this cause also ye pay tribute money; for they are the ministers of God, established for these same objects.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯϣⲱⲙ. ϩⲉⲛⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ
7 Render therefore to every one, as is due to him; tribute-money, to whom tribute-money; and excise, to whom excise; and fear, to whom fear; and honor, to whom honor.
ⲍ̅ϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡϣⲱⲙ. ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲧⲉ. ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ.
8 And owe nothing to any one; but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbor, hath fulfilled the law.
ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 For this likewise, which it saith: Thou shalt not kill; nor commit adultery; nor steal; nor covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is completed in this sentence: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
ⲑ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϩⲱⲧⲃ̅. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ.
10 Love doeth no evil to one's neighbor; because love is the fulfillment of the law.
ⲓ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ. ⲡϫⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
11 And this also know ye, that it is the time and the hour, that we should henceforth be awake from our sleep. For now our life hath come nearer to us, than when we believed.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
12 The night now passeth away, and the day draweth near. Let us therefore cast from us the works of darkness; and let us put on the armor of light.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉ. ⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ.
13 And let us walk decorously, as in daylight; not in merriment, nor in drunkenness, nor in impurity of the bed, nor in envy and strife.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϯϩⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲱϩⲙ̅. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲱϩ.
14 But clothe yourselves with our Lord Jesus Messiah: and be not thoughtful about your flesh, for the indulgence of appetites.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ.
